Recognised as Colour
#2A5854
- #2A5854
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2A5854 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 88, 84 and HSL 175°, 35%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2A5854#2A5854
HEX#2A5854
RGBrgb(42, 88, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3451, 0.3294
RGB percentages16.5%, 34.5%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(174.8, 35.4%, 25.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.8, 52.3%, 34.5%)
CMYK52.3%, 0%, 4.5%, 65.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,775,124
CSS custom property--colour: #2A5854;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#D5A7AB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#582A2E
Analogous#2A583D, #2A4558
Triadic#542A58, #58542A
Split complementary#582A45, #583D2A
Tetradic#3D2A58, #582A2E, #45582A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G88
B84
Red42 (16.5%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue174.78°
Saturation (HSL)35.38%
Lightness25.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 58 · B 54
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